Volkswagen AG and TDK Mediactive Europe have entered into a worldwide cooperation agreement. The partnership will allow the masses worldwide to experience Volkswagen vehicles virtually, as part of a computer game. This racing game will be marketed as World Racing 2 and is being developed in the studios of racing software specialist Synetic to run on current next generation game consoles and PC. Read more for details ...

The Adventure Company today announced that WANTED: A Wild Western Adventure for Windows is now available at retailers across North America.

Vivendi Universal Games announced today that their upcoming PC first-person action game Tribes:Vengeance has shipped to retail stores in the United States.

Eidos today announced it has shipped Get On Da Mic for the PlayStation2 to stores across North America. In Get On Da Mic, players will rap through an explosive soundtrack containing 40 of the best tracks originally made famous by yesterday and today's most famous hip hop/rap artists from Sir-Mix-A-Lot and Dr. Dre to Tupac and Kanye West.

Vivendi Universal Games today announced the sale of its Knowledge Adventure educational software business, including its titles JumpStart, Mathblaster and others, to Knowledge Holdings, Inc., a company formed by Azure Capital Partners and Telesoft Partners, two Bay Area venture capital firms. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

The original Hidden & Dangerous was released in 1999 to widespread acclaim, and was the forerunner for the squad-based tactical action game. With sales in excess of one million copies, Hidden & Dangerous established itself as a leading title in the genre. Its creators, Illusion Softworks, have for the last four years been quietly developing and perfecting the sequel.

In Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal, Ratchet and Clank once again team up for an all-new adventure combining diverse gameplay with elements of action, exploration, adventure, puzzle-solving, strategy, role-playing and fierce gunfire into one riveting experience. Featuring single-player and introducing new multiplayer offline and online gameplay, Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal aims to push the action platform genre even further to deliver one of the most exciting and fulfilling single-player and multiplayer experiences ever.

The furious battle of Pearl Harbor became the first in the sequence of gory sea combats. Now you can take part in all major Pacific battles of the World War II in the Pacific Storm game that is a mixture of RTS, war-game and simulator. All major and important sea battles of World War II, which took place in the Pacific Ocean, are included and you can play either for the USA or Japan. Mine the resources (money, iron and nickel ore, bauxites and oil), train various units and retaliate!

WRC 4 allows fans to fully participate in the action of the WRC season, experiencing the thrill of all 16 WRC locations on 5 continents. Including more than 100 different stages - Point to Point, Super Special, Shakedown and Sprint Stages - WRC 4 allows the gritty, fast-paced realism of Rally to be faithfully recreated on PS2.

Cenega has released a second demo for Black Element Software's 3rd person action/adventure game Shade: Wrath Of Angels. This demo transports you to the Burning Town level, revealing the mystical realms of the Middle Ages, then you arrive to the Temple of Seth level deep within Ancient Egypt. Read more for download links ...

Pitfall: The Lost Expedition has gone gold and will begin shipping Monday, October 11, arriving in stores nationwide by October 16. Players travel deep inside the perilous South American Jungle to take on the role of the athletic and adventurous Pitfall Harry. While racing through a vast landscape of forests, ancient ruins and subterranean mines, you have to learn quickly how to discern friend from foe in this dynamic obstacle-filled world. Some jungle plants are toxic, some jungle creatures will help you, and not all monkeys are cute and harmless.

Legacy Interactive announced today Law & Order: Justice is Served has shipped to retail locations nationwide with an SRP of $29.95. Exclusively for PC/CD-ROM, Law & Order: Justice is Served is rated T for Teen and is distributed by Vivendi Universal Games in North America.

Not out in stores yet, but Vivendi has already released the first patch for Irrational's Tribes Vengeance. This update patch brings your English retail game to version 1.01 and includes general updates and is required for online play. Read more for download links ..

HD Interactive and Mithis proudly announce the signing of their latest project. The deal concerns an RTS title that has yet to be named and will be developed by a new team within Mithis comprising of, amongst others, all the key personnel and creators of 'Codename: Panzers - Phase One'. This last bit is interesting as Codename Panzers was made by Stormregion, and several sequels were already planned.

Codemasters today announces that a PC edition of Second Sight, the stealth action epic from Free Radical Design, is coming this November. Read more for details...

Replay Studios, located in Hamburg/Germany, announced today that they are working on a new 3rd person action game, Survivor. Survivor will be developed for all systems, PC and consoles. The Game establishes the all new genre Reality Gaming.

Neversoft Entertainment and Activision Tony Hawk's Underground 2 for the GameCube utilizes patent-pending DivX video compression technology for stunning in-game cinematics, DivXNetworks, Inc. announced today.

Already rumored the past few days, Majesco today officially announced it has added Psychonauts for the PS2 to complement its previously announced Xbox and PC versions. Read more for details, screens and the very first trailer...

Capcom Europe today announced plans to release Haunting Ground for the PlayStation 2. Known as Demento in Japan, Haunting Ground promises to deliver a compelling mix of horror, adventure and puzzles when it is released in early 2005. Read more for details and 20+ screens...

Enter the world of professional tennis and become the champion you always dreamed of being! This revolutionary new title not only lets you hone your grand slam skills, you can import your own photo and actually become one of the players in the game. Enter the heat of competition, win money, and climb up the rankings. Expected to be released in North and South America in late summer 2004.